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Internet Resources:
Hot lists have been
developed for each of ten famous Americans. These websites have been coded
in the following manner for the teacher’s information so that you
may differentiate the content based upon student reading skill level:
* This website is a good entry point for all students. Most of the information is presented in a format third grade students can read and comprehend. The language is not complex and the text is not overwhelming. Some pages with * also include many pictures.
** A more challenging reading level with more complex language and longer text.
*** Very challenging reading level; detailed text and advanced vocabulary. You may wish to preview this site before directing students to it. Some of these sites may include some photos or graphics that could be helpful.
TEACHER RESOURCE Suggestions for ways to extend or enrich the study of this famous American. Projects, activities and other resources are included.
Hotlist 1 includes information about these famous Americans:
Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Blackwell, Ben Franklin, Eleanor Roosevelt, Cesar Chavez
Hotlist 2 includes information about these famous Americans:
Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks, Frederick Douglass, Jane Addams, Roger Williams
Print Materials and Other Resources:
There is also a list of print materials and other resources available for each of these individuals. Click on the name below to see a complete list of resources for each of these famous Americans:
Rosa
Parks
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Cesar Chavez
Eleanor Roosevelt
Jane Addams
Frederick Douglass
Roger Williams
Elizabeth Blackwell
Susan B. Anthony
Benjamin Franklin
Connell, Kate. They
Shall Be Heard: Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Austin,
Texas: Raintree Steck-Vaughn Publishers, 1993.
Parker, Barbara Keevil.
Susan B. Anthony: Daring to Vote. Brookfield, CT: Millbook Press,
1998.
Levin, Pamela. Susan
B.Anthony. New York City, NY: Chelsea Juniors, 1993.
Other Resources:
Video -
The Susan B. Anthony Story. Richardson, TX: Grace Products, 1992.
Peck, Ira. Elizabeth
Blackwell: The First Woman Doctor. Brookfield, CT: Millbrook Press,
2000.
Greene, Carol. Elizabeth Blackwell, First Woman Doctor. Chicago, IL: Children’s Press, 1991.
Gonzales, Doreen.
Cesar Chavez: Leader for Migrant Farm Workers. Springfield, NJ:
Enslow Publishers, 1996.
Schaefer, Lola. Cesar
Chavez. Mankato, MN: Capstone Press, 1999.
DeRuiz, Dana Catherine.
La Causa: the Migrant Farmworkers’ Story. Austin, TX: Raintree
Steck-Vaughn. 1993.
Cedeno, Maria. Cesar
Chavez: Labor Leader. Brookfield, CT: Millbrook Press, 1993.
Franchere, Ruth. Cesar Chavez. New York City, NY: Crowell, 1970.
Girard, Linda Walvood.
Young Frederick Douglass: The Slave Who Learned to Read. Morton
Grove, IL: A. Whitman, 1994.
Adler, David A. A
Picture Book of Frederick Douglass. (1st ed.) New York, NY: Holiday
House, 1993.
Miller, William. Frederick Douglass - The Last Day of Slavery. New York, NY: Lee and Low Books, 1995.
Adler, David A. A
Picture Book of Benjamin Franklin. New York, NY: Holiday House, 1990.
D’Aulaire, Ingrid Benjamin Franklin. Garden City, NY: Doubleday,
1950.
Feldman, Eve. Benjamin
Franklin, Scientist and Inventor. New York: F Watts, 1990.
Fish, Bruce. Benjamin
Franklin: American Statesman, Scientist and Writer. Philadelphia,
PA: Chelsea House, 1999.
Fritz, Jean. What’s
the Big Idea, Ben Franklin? New York, NY: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan,
1976.
Gilbin, James. The
Amazing Life of Benjamin Franklin (1st ed.) New York, NY: Scholastic
Press, 2000.
Johnson, Spencer.
The Value of Saving: The Story of Ben Franklin (1st ed.) La Jolla,
CA: Value Communications, 1978.
Judson, Clara Ingram.
Benjamin Franklin. Chicago, IL: Follett Pub. Co, 1957.
Osborne, Mary Pope.
The Many Lives of Ben Franklin (1st ed.) New York, NY: Dial Books
for Young Readers, 1990.
Other Resources:
Video: Benjamin Franklin, Scientist and Inventor. Nest Entertainment, Irving, TX, 1993.
Harvey, Bonnie C.
Jane Addams: Nobel Prize Winner and Founder of Hull House. Springfield,
NJ: Enslow, 1999.
Johnson, Ann Donegan.
The Value of Friendship: The Story of Jane Addams. (1st ed.) La
Jolla, CA: Value Communications, 1979.
Mitchard, Jacquelyn. Jane Addams: Pioneer in Social Reform and Activist for World Peace. Milwaukee, WS: Gareth Stevens Children’s Books, 1991.
McKissack, Pat. Martin
Luther King, Jr., A Man to Remember. Chicago, IL: Children’s
Press, 1984.
Patrick, Diane. Martin
Luther King, Jr. New York. NY: F. Watts, 1990.
Preston, Edward. Martin
Luther King, Fighter for Freedom. (1st ed.) Garden City, NY: Doubleday,
1968.
Ruffin, Frances E.
Martin Luther King, Jr., and the March on Washington. New York,
NY: Grossett and Dunlap, 2001.
Adler, David A. A
Picture Book of Martin Luther King, Jr. (1st edition) New York: Holiday
House, 1989.
Boone-Jones, Margaret.
Martin Luther King, Jr., A Picture Story. Chicago, IL: Children’s
Press, 1968.
Lillegard, Dee. My
First Martin Luther King, Jr. Book. Chicago, IL: Children’s Press,
1987.
Marzollo, Jean. Happy
Birthday, Martin Luther King. New York, NY: Scholastic, Inc., 1993.
Ringhold, Faith. My
Dream of Martin Luther King. (1st ed.) New York, NY: Crown, 1995.
Schaefer, Lola. Martin
Luther king, Jr. Mankato, MN: Capstone Press, 1999.
Smith, Kathie Billingslea.
Martin Luther King, Jr. New York, NY: J. Messner, 1987.
Other Resources:
Video: Martin Luther
King - I Have A Dream. MPI Home Video, Oak Forest. IL, 1986.
Video: Martin Luther
King Day.United Learning, Niles, IL, 1992.
Video: Our Friend, Martin - A Magical Movie Adventure. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Los Angeles, 1998.
Parks, Rosa. The
Autobiography of Rosa Parks. New York, NY: Dial Books, 1990.
Greenfield, Eloise.
Rosa.Parks. New York, NY: Harper Collins Publishers, 1995.
Parks, Rosa. I Am Rosa Parks. (1st ed.) New York, NY: Dial Books For Young Readers, 1997.
Adler, David A. A
Picture Book of Eleanor Roosevelt. (1st ed.) Holiday House, 1991.
Cooney, Barbara. Eleanor.
New York, NY: Viking, 1996.
Freedman, Russell.
Eleanor Roosevelt, A Life of Discovery. New York, NY: Clarion Books,
1993.
Johnson, Ann Donegon. The Value of Caring: The Story of Eleanor Roosevelt. (1st ed.) La Jolla, CA: Value Communications, 1977.
Allison, Amy. Roger
Williams, Founder of Rhode Island. Philadelphia, PA: Chelsea House,
2000.
Avi. Finding Providence: The Story of Roger Williams. New York, NY: Harper Trophy, 1997.
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